After the audience had the pleasure of a watching a short video from the film “Being Black in the Holy Land” during which footage showed horrible treatment of various Black Palestinian communities as well as Sudanese refugees at the deportation center where Israel is holding them in deserts; Rappers Hasan Salaam and Daniel Majesty Sanchez, Activist and Existence In Resistance members Maya Lazzaro, Tarin Gonzalez, Nana Naomeh, Kyle Goen, Jeff Camp, and Rami Ibrahim, spoke on their experiences in Israel and Palestine and answered questions from the audience.

Guest in attendance watched a short video from the film “Being Black in the Holy Land” during which footage showed horrible treatment of various Black Palestinian communities as well as Sudanese refugees at the deportation center where Israel is holding them in deserts.

Guest in attendance of the event, Reflections on “Being Black in the Holy Land” Tour, got to eat authentic Palestinian food provided by the Existence in Resistance, a non-profit organization against the Israeli occupation in Palestine.

A table set up with t-shirts for sale adorned with messages of protest against the Israeli occupation of Palestine. All proceeds go to the non-profit organization Existence in Resistance and finishing the film “Being Black in the Holy Land.”

After the audience had the pleasure of a watching a short video from the film “Being Black in the Holy Land” during which footage showed horrible treatment of various Black Palestinian communities as well as Sudanese refugees at the deportation center where Israel is holding them in deserts; Rappers Hasan Salaam and Daniel Majesty Sanchez, Activist and Existence In Resistance members Maya Lazzaro, Tarin Gonzalez, Nana Naomeh, Kyle Goen, Jeff Camp, and Rami Ibrahim, spoke on their experiences in Israel and Palestine and answered questions from the audience.

To end the event, Reflections on “Being Black in the Holy Land” Tour, Rappers Hasan Salam and Daniel “Majesty” Sanchez (pictured) performed a song acapella based on their experiences and observations during their trip to Israel and Palestine.

The event, Reflections on “Being Black in the Holy Land” Tour, started at 6 p.m. and went until 10 p.m., it was filled with delicious food, compelling footage and conversation, and entertainment.

After the event, Reflections on “Being Black in the Holy Land” Tour, ended audience and volunteers helped stack chairs and clean up the main hall of the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center.